By Ayesha K. Mustafaa, Contributing Writer, Oleta Garrett Fitzgerald: Try to get Fitzgerald to talk about herself and she quickly deflects to her mother and father – Zenova and W. E. (William Eugene) Garrett. She […]
By India Fuller, JSU intern, Maggie Wade Dixon, Crystal Springs, MS native, received an honorary doctorate from Belhaven University in humanities. She was also the 89th member in her family to attend Jackson State University. […]
By Janice K. Neal-Vincent, Contributing Writer, and Jackie Hampton, Publisher, Famous writer Langston Hughes once asked the question: “What happens to a dream deferred?” One Mississippi woman can now answer: “No matter how long; you […]
During the late 1980s, there were not many African-American women appearing as the face of a network television show. Those opportunities were even less abundant for women with darker complexions. But when “Showtime at the […]
Jay Bromley had no choice but to play the hand he was dealt. Unfortunately for him, that hand consisted of a mother who was a prostitute strung out on drugs, and a father who was […]
By Janice Taylor-Ellis, Contributing Writer, A year ago, Reverend John E. Cameron Sr. and his wife, Lenora Woods Cameron, were honored for 50 Years of service as pastor and first lady of Greater Mt. Calvary […]
NNPA Newswire , The National Newspaper Publishers Association Fund (NNPAF) BLACK PRESS WEEK honored the George Floyd Family and House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (D-SC) with the Newsmaker of the Year Award for Leadership […]
By Paul J. Weber and Jill Bleed, Associated Press, A new leader has been selected to lead Alcorn State University’s Department of Fine Arts to new heights. Sean Daniels began his new role as the […]
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) _ A bill to overhaul Mississippi’s tax structure faces a critical deadline Tuesday in the state Senate, but it appears unlikely to survive despite a push […]
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